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Universidad de los Hemisferios

In research, Universidad de los Hemisferios stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,262 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,868 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,021 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 39.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,893
of 28,054 · #40,274 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#64
of 71
Research works
485
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
747
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Universidad de los Hemisferios known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,262 of 10,521 8.0%96 #14624
Health SciencesDomain #10,868 of 11,982 3.9%101 #19367
Social SciencesField #6,021 of 6,365 6.4%60 #9322

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de los Hemisferios sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#14,624 #9,262
  2. Health Sciences#19,367 #10,868
  3. Social Sciences#9,322 #6,021
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Universidad de los Hemisferios specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 39.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 43.4 works39×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 39.43× its world share, 43 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.53× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.09× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 39.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de los Hemisferios?

Ranked on the composite score, Amaia Arribas Urrutia and Ana del Carmen Armas Vega lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de los Hemisferios.

  1. 1 Amaia Arribas Urrutia Ecuador · #614,946 worldwide 5 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Ana del Carmen Armas Vega Ecuador · #1,327,575 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de los Hemisferios

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de los Hemisferios?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Dental Caries, Latin America, Social Responsibility and Communication.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology26▲ 2.9×25 topics
  2. Quality of Life24▲ 7.2×11 topics
  3. Public Health20▲ 6.1×9 topics
  4. Education14▲ 3.5×21 topics
  5. Sustainable Development13▲ 3.6×9 topics
  6. COVID-1912▲ 3.9×8 topics
  7. Health Promotion12▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Dental Caries11▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Latin America11▲ 24×10 topics
  10. Social Responsibility10▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Communication10▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Digital Marketing10▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Small and Medium Enterprises10▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Economic Impact9▲ 7.0×2 topics
  15. Globalization Effects9▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Innovation Ecosystems9▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Urban Development9▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Competitiveness9▲ 50×6 topics
  19. Psychopharmacology Education9▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Tourism Management9▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Epidemiological Analysis9▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Health Policy9▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Knowledge Management9▲ 6.9×7 topics
  24. Prevention9▲ 9.2×3 topics
  25. Fluoride9▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Social Networks9▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Community Health8▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Systems8▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Quality8▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Medical Education8▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Global Burden8▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Healthcare Access8▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Social Determinants8▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Environmental Management8▲ 8.3×2 topics
  35. Oral Health8▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Digital Media7▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate7▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Root Canal Irrigants7▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Water Quality7▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Chronic Disease Control7▲ 169×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de los Hemisferios publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Medical Education, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Public Health and Environmental Issues.

Business, Innovation, an…9Business, Innovation, and Economy: 9 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…8Health and Medical Education: 8 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…7Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 7 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…7Public Health and Environmental Issues: 7 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 7 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 5 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration…5Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 5 fractional worksDental Trauma and Treatments: 4 fractional worksOral and gingival health research: 4 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…4Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsOral SurgeryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 7 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  5. 5 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 7 works
  6. 6 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 5 works
  7. 7 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 5 works
  8. 8 Dental Trauma and Treatments Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  9. 9 Oral and gingival health research Pharmacy 4 works
  10. 10 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available86.7%not open13.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de los Hemisferios's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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